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VOLUME IX. OAMDIVN.S. (J., FRIDAY. MARCH ll \m. N? ?. i>. HOBIDfl'S Mill. Tho Law Will Bo Applied to All M aval Vessels. GOES INTO EFFECT APRIL 1ST. 8lrard Reports the Knot# to the Vavy Oepartnient-N'othlns Oeflnlto From the Hoard of Inquiry. The court of inquiry into the Maine disaster has resumed iU hessiuu at llu vana, Cuba, after finishing taking to:<- i iimoUY at Key \Ve?t, l'la,, but nothing oftloial as yot bus been given out by tho War Department at Washington, ?u?1, as stated previously, it may be woeks yot before the board makea its j report in tho matter. Tho latest from Havana, Cuba, pay? three nioro bodies have boon rocovoreil from tho Maine's ruii\s. Spain has now in the harbor at Ha vana throo of her war ?hips. The smoke stacks of tho Maine havo troduoi Km of yellow fever. The notice | indieateiilf.at tho law will be Hi?i?l i??? 1 to the nav*?vosj-ols. and in view of t ho j serious interruptions snob luterfevenco 1 ..with the five movements of lii? *ui? wouM oanso, Adinral ttibard baa ?"<? ported tho fiifcia to the Navy Depart ment and awaits instructions. Tho J)ep?rtpmeut ofttoiula can not It erate with eqnanimity the stoppage of euch craft a* the Mangrove uml the Fern on their orrauds of moroj', uor ?lo- * lays that maj' result in the prosecution o( tho work of the wrecker* engaged on the Maine's hull, and in the work of the eonrt of inquiry. The resi dent himself prolmbly will eommnnl oate with tho government of i lorirta with a viow to necming an abatement of the law bo far a*i it i? proposed t > apply it to naval vessels, thib being the spoediost manner of doalincr with tho case# although it may be sluted that the national tfovornnuuit never has rec ognised the right of any local authors tioa to stop its veKntln in coro thoir inovoinent wero deemed noeessury, '1 he war tdiips have voluntarily Bubmitted to quarantine when returning from nny port suspected of infection, but this is asserted to bo merely a couoossion and not the recognition of any lawful ri^ht on the part of Stato authorities, lu view of the fact that tho olllcors on our UNITED BTATE3 DATTLE3HIP MAINE. been removed from tlie wreck. The United States (iovernment, says ? tho Pittsburg (Pa.) Post, baa just; cloftetVa contract with Pearl, Peacock ? ?fc Kerr, ooal contractors, for the deliv- ! ery at Key West, Flu. , within forty ! ilayfl of 40,000 tons of steam coal. This order is under the emorgency clause. There is no concealment of the faofc that the administration in impressed with iv sense of duty in putting the two war branches in tho highost state of ef ficiency to meet any emergency. There is no disposition to anticipate an einer -goncy, or to Bay tliat any situation will develop which will call into use the preparations now on foot. On the con trary, the highest authorities of the TJnfval and military branches Kay they i do not expect an emergency, but aro performing tho duty allotted to them of ! ra?jng ready for an}* result that may ! corafc Thero in promise of a new and j unwelcome development of tho M&ine ! af]air, that in the end may j war ships, with the aid of capable sur geons ou each bide, make it their pride i to keep thoir oraft in the m'bst healthful ! condition, naval officers feel thai they may be Rafely left to run thoir shipa be- j tween Havana aud Ke?v West without ? lestriction. As au evidence of the care exercised to avoid carrying contagious diseases the ofiicials refer to the fuct that without the suggestion of any health authorities of i l'irido, Admiral Sicard caused the wounded survivors of the Maine disaster to be detained tor Federal days at'Xortugas before allowing them to go to Key West. The continued reports that Spain is buying new 6hips lod to counter reports that the naval nuthoritien hore wero considering rimilar purchnsos. In no oflicial qnartor at the Navy Depart- ! mont oould this be eonfirmod, as it was guarded with theuimostHOcrocy. Thore is little doubt, however, that tho J)e partrnent has informed itself fully an to the opportunities for purchases^ tdiould the necessity for moro warships arise. Hilftiu* HIRBOB-aCKNK OV THB MAINK DISASTER. lead to an issue between the government of the United fitatea _?jxfthe State, of Florida, if the officials of the btate endorse the stand taken by the local officials at Key West. The latter hare notified Admiral Sicard that on the first of next month they propose to enfore the State quarantine law against all craft arriving froin Cuba, as a measure of prevention aga set the in* v ' ? yr Cannon and Ammunition. A ten-Inch breech-loading rifle, 31 feet long, loaded on a special flat car. passed through Augusta, Ga., on tho Oth bound for Pensacola, Fla. It camo fcoxn the Brooklyn navy yard over the .. Atlantic Coast Irfne. Two car loads of ammanitftn taking the eamo route also passed through here. 1 .4 _ ... The Condition of. nn?lne?8?. ? . Bradstreet'e report for ttfe past lfeek ~e*ys; * 'Nearly all the signs point to an ' unprecedented volume of bnainesa b^in^ don* or arranging for at. tlx* present, time. Aggressive strength of prices ieeord-bre*king bank* clearings an?r continued laree exports; very heavy, ?olume of budfceee' in iron, eteei ana kindred HndC and generally satisfac tory reports as to the volume of tZj? spring trade iK the leading distribute eentere are among the leading featuraa of thie trade development . <? '* ""flW ?eTVsll^-***- -- I' VA9B" I J WX OX Inf OOuntiJ ffvOTVil plv* t doota are higher in prtea this week. 1 The strength of taw cotton baa bad an WMMgiur asset upon goutbevn ? wfcwh ir generally repotted biitty urn ninal it tkii %? \ ? * ' : .* * i tlvOPf w JiifQtn Gary kae direet Thus far thero htyve been so ne gotiations for ships and uo options-ask ed on particular ships. Quite a num ber of offers of ships have been sub mitted to Secretary Long by shipbuild ing concerns in this country and abroad. These have beon docketed and tiled, but beyond an acknowledge ment oi the offers no steps toward pur chase have been lakun. Still a Sausage Makrr. Wife Murderer Luetgert has been told the ta?k selected for him duriug his life imprisonment. It is the inten tion of the Joliet penitontiary ofticiala to manufacture sausage for the use in the big prie >n and Luetgert 'will be given charge of the work. The informa tion pleases Luetgert. I) Uncovered Omu** of Yellow Pftfr. Dr. Edwin KJebs, of Chicago, claims to hare discovered the true cause of yellow fevdfy It ia_ the amoeba, whioli causes itoflaramatio^ftPMhrfttom aob wh?n swallowed, and then ,in the duodendum it assumed a true aportu n+tie form, appearing here like a black 4*pry. From there it mignates to the liver, where it appears bs a large struo fareleee body, about twica the Vize of a red Wood corpuscle. Its effect ia a rapid degeneration of ty liter Nqells. lllswt-tfeMs t? IHstk. Two miaere rataroiag from the Klon dike with $160,000 are reported to have been froseft to doaUt at Tag tab, North west Territory. r* ' A Convention Called to Nominate a ! Ticket, I4TH INSTANT IS THE DATE, j DolcjjMiM Aro \Vnnl<*?l Wlio Favor | Prohibition Le ;ls!atlon?Tho Cull As (liven Out. Tho following call 1 ft'i been issued by t It o l'rohibitiouiat* fvr a convention to behold in Columbia: (\ii\ Miii.i, I'ob. 83, 180$. Tho 'fitato central Prohibition com mittee having determined to call a eon* vcution of tho Prohibitionists of tho Stato to moot i it Columbia, April 14, havo authorized their exocutivo eommittoo toi^suo such call. Tho t?aid coimnitee hereby pnblishosthocall, and tho regulations which will bo observed in solecting dolegatos to represent tho several counties of tho Stato in said j convention: 1. The Convention will assemble at 8 P, AT., on the 14th day of April next, in i tho hall of tho House oiliepreBontttUvqs in Columbia. 3. Tho ohairman of tho respective county ooinnmteea will call meetings ov conventions of tho Prohibitionists of thou- county, who favor tho enactment of laws restricting tho salo of alcohoiio liquors in thin i^tnto to modiciual, sci entilie, moohauical and sacrauiontal purposos only, aud tlio nomination by tho Convontion of State ticket, who will support Buch legislation, to bo plaoed before tho voters for their ohoice at tuo next Democratic primary elections, and subject to tho result of said elections. !f. At anch county meeting or con vention the number of delogatos select oil. in tho manner determined by tho boily, shall bu not loHB-tUanthe number of i\eprosontativos from tho eonnty in tho General Assombly, but may bo a grontor number, if so dot?rraincd by said county mooting or convention. 4. That saul county mooting or con vention shall be called lo meet n it later than tho 4th day of April uext, and if from any pause it shall bo1 fouud im practicable to assemble such meotinj;, thou tho couuty executive committee are authorized to appoint said delegates aud certify their appointment to tho secretary or tho State executive ooi^ mitteo. ^ Li. 1). Cliilds, chairman; F. H. llya'.t, C.D. Stauley, J. G. Dale, 1^-B. llaynes, Chas, P. Wray, Thos. J. iXMottti, sec retary; State executive committee. J. L. Quimby, Aikou; jU. i\L Elliott, Beaufort; John jB. White, Charleston; J. S. Moffatt, Chester; J. S. atraiu, Cherokee; J. O. Gough, Clareudou; T. J. Drew, Darlington; John Lake, Edge field; Chas. P. Wray, Pairfield; F. P. Covington, Floronco; J. M. Whit mire, Greenville; P. L. Sturkey, Greenwood; W. II. Dowling, It amp , ton; li. JL. Beatty, Horry; Waddy (J. Thompson,.' l,anca*ter; L. J i. Ilaynes, .Lexiugton; W. S. Foxworth, Marion; H. S. Vandivor, Ocouoe; J. 1/ Sifly, Orangoburg; Julius 10. Boggs, Pickens, L?. ]>.. Childs, Hichlnnd; J. W. ilerbort, Saluda; C. M. liurst, Jr., Siunlor; ?J, li. Carlisle, .jr., Spartan burg; S. T. ? Soaifo, Union; Joel F. iirnusoii, Williamsburg; J. J. Ne ville, York. , STATIC NKW8 ITKMS. The following Stuto itorne are taken from tho News ami Courier's corres pondents from tho following points: Floroncc. Tho Atlantic Const Lino in doing a heavy business just now hauling fertil izers and truck. Several oxtra freight trains have to be -run ?very day to move tho stuff. Tho truck has been very heavy for this season of the year. The Southern Kxi less Company will soon put ou their regular express train, which will be run daily, except Mon day. This will put tho truck from Flor ida and lower South Carolina in New York or Philadelphia within twenty four hours after shipment. Clicrnw. Thero is much activity in mercantile circles now. tho farmers coming in to arrango for advances for mukiug the year's croj>. Fertilizers, mules, liens, etc., are tue all-absorbing topio. Quite a heavy business is being done by the merchants who do a timo buaincss, but tfce indications oro that owing to t^ic low price of cotton tho acreage will 'be considerably reduced and mord ^atten tion pi\id to raising homo supplies Messrs. Cropland A: Kverett, men of means and large planters with fine lands antl available water power nour Cheraw, on tho Marlboro Bido of tho Poo Doe llivor, coutemplito building a cotton mill over there, ft is hoped thoy will carry out ttcir intention and thus ndd to this section another industry that will bo of lasting benefit to it. Salyda. CoL R. 13. Wutnon, appropriately termed "tlie old elephant of Saluda, " was In town a few hours one dny recent ly. Having come ou businoss solely aud being rushed fortimo he bafl not a great deal fcC say concerning the coming ? a upaigujrurther than that it was like i> to hpono of the liveliest since 18,"2. He joined to bo in fine spirits and coi^iderod his prospccts for election gfilod. x" Col. Watson thinks that the dispen iry will out a bigger figure in the cam tifta than any other plank. Heatand* ttepoken aquarely ia favor el the dfc tosarj-. His position cn the matter of ?immdn school oducation is perhaps better known than that of any man. in. the State. Bryan in Atsbsms. :v?m. J, at SToVfle, Ala. > to a large crowd, upon bimetal (iam,i* Priueaaa Tbe*t*. He treated hia theme la the u-uet manner, do alariaf ailyer's poaitioa at praaaat was dae to adreree lefftelattea, ftad tW FIFTY-FIFTH CONGERS. iTovoeiltiifiR of lluth Hid Senate ami House Day II y Day. I THE SJ5NATK f.SD Pay. -The Senate today passed ; the resolution offered by Mr. Hacon, of i Goorgia, providing for a brouze tablet to beorocted at some suitable place m ! tho capitol, in memory of tho olllcora I and sailors who lo^t thoir lives in ibo I Maine disaster. A motion hy Mr. I Hoar, of Massachusetts, to nonconcur 1 In tho House amendments to the bank* ruptey bill, (lrow a speech from Mr, Stewart, of Nevada, in which ho vigor ously denounced the meftsuro passed by tho ! louse. A resolution, introduced by Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, author izing the committee on judiciary to send ????? persons and papers upon tho caao of 11. O. Ewttrt, nominated for United Htaton district judge for tho Western District of North Carolina, was adopted. ? fi;ip Day. ? Debato in tho Senate- on tho Alaskan homestead and railway ri^ht of way bill wan deoidodlv spirited. Cwter, of Montana, delivered a vigorous speech iu reply to ilawliuv, ot Utah, in tho course of which ho made a strong dofence of tho honor of tho Congres sional comniiltecH and officials in tho several government departments. Aa soon an tho Senate convened j on motion of Hale, of Maine, it went ! Into executive session. At 12, *00 p. m., I tho Senate resumed tho opeu session ; Mason, of Illinois, of the committee on post offices and post roads, prosontod a concurrent resolution from tho commit tee or investigating the Lake City, S. 0. , postoffioe murder. On objection by Allen, of Nebraska, tho resolution was laid over. 64th Day. ?In tho Senato the resolu tion providing for a congrossionel in vestigation into tho murder of the post master at T.ako City, S. , and hia family aud tho burning of his homo was laid buforo tho Senate, discussed mid referred to the comtnitteeon contingent expense*. McLaurin, o) South Caro lina, iu the conrsejof his romurks stated that the South Carolina authorities wero making an active clTort to bring tho perpetrators to juatico. Tho re j mainder of today's session w as taken up I in considering the Alaskan homestead 1 and railroad right-of-way bill, which was not comnletod. Mason introduced a resolution for the relief of tho colore 1 postmaster recently killed by a mob at Lake City, S. O. It is tho samo an that introduced in the House of llepresenta* tivos by \Yhito, of North Caroliua, ex cept that the amount ia made 510,000. ftGin Day. ? After a dobato lasting several days, the Senate passed a bill extending tho homestead laws, and providing for right of- way for railroads in tho District of Alaska. CGth Dai. --Today's session of tho Senato was devoted entirely to tho con sideration of tho District of (Columbia appropriation bill. At, the hour of ad journment tho bill had not been dis posed of, and its discussion will be continued. The bill, as it passed tho Houae, carried S3, 000,047. Bv tho Sen* ate committoe the appropriations wore increased $1,-100,650, making tho total amount of the bill as reported to tho Senate, $7,070,290. , TIIE HOUSE. 57th Day.? The House today entered upon the consideration of tho Loud hill, relative to second clans mail matter. Second class mail matter by the bill, is restricted to nowspapor and periodicals issued at least four tmies a year, from a knowji ofllce of publication, and publi cations issued under the auspices of be nevolent or fraternal organizations, trades unions, or orders havinga mem bership of not lesa than 1,000. Air. Kitchitt, Democrat, of North Carolina, attempted to make j*. general political speech, but was called To order by tho Speukor, who announced that hereafter ho proposed to hold tnembern strictly to the subject under consideration by tho IIouso. This rule, ho said, would ho ouforced impartially against both sides. 09x11 Day. ? In the Houao tho Loud bill, relatincr to so^ond-class mail mat ter was discussed, the speoche", as a rule, attracting little attention. Clark, (l)em.) of Missouri, sai tit would never do for Populists, Democrats and Free bilver Republicans to support it. Kuoxville, Tenn. , was made a port of ontry. fiUra Dat. ? The Loud bill to oorrect alleged abuses of the second class mail matter privileges, whioh last year passed the House 144 to 104/ was buried under an overwhelming ma-ority by the House. The vote was not taken directly upon the bill, but on a mo tion to lay it on the tablo By a vote of 162 to 111) tho motion was car ried. Foriy-ceven Republicans joined with, the Democrats and Populisto in accomplishing thia result, and 10* Democrats votod with tho ma jority of tho Republicans. The re'uaal of Mr. Loud to t>ei-mit ? vott> on an amendment at the last minuto was re sponsible in a measure for the result, but the strength of tho measuro un doubted ly waned throughout the throe days' debate. Representative White, of North Carolina, tho only colored member of the House, offered a resolu tion for tho appropriation of 81, out) to the reliof of the family of tho murdered postmaster at Lako City, S. C. , but ? consideration was-ebjected to. UOtii.Day. ? Two mor# appropriation I bllln were sent to tho President, the pension bill and the consnlar and diplo mat io, both d? whioh went through their final stage injtbe House. Thiawaspri vote bill day.^?9C}>e most important ac? tion taken wasacouiesoence in an agree ment to make toe bill appropriating about 81,20<>,000 for war claims approv ed by the. court of claims, under tho provisiona of the Bowman act, a special order next Friday. The claima carried by the bill, 780 <in number, are for : stores and ?upp!lsa seized during Up war in the Southern States. f 01 it Dat.?' The Havley bill tfcrcas* ia? the e?tillesy/ssee by two raiments passed the House with three dijpanttag votea. Cannon introduoed a bfll today appropriating $30,000,000 to be nted at the discretion of the Presidents the national defence. It seems tbst the | Hcnse ia ex pecting trouble, and is mak< lug frtJVirATTOW TOT It* ? rjf: Wp Htmi io :0(it"Rle7i^s1ck ' ' "JDld your railway makfr money?" -Xo," applied the promoter; "we wouldn't let well eao ojh alone." "Tbew- was a chance oflts ttftflfpror Itahlc, fbeur*~^ ' -Yea: 6nt we wtren't satlafiod with -jgjBjw&k. yi^Sd Prominenit Woll-ttwio Farmers Ara the Band. EXTRAORDINAftX. DISCLOSURES. llnrniiig dih) nurftlkt'tcs llo?'U t.otng ou for Montlt^i Almost Opi'nty? No, Tolling Who are Implicated. A special to tho Columbia State from Pomaria, of * lit? 8d says; "Tne bottom lifts boon knocked" out of Point ?;?, and tho Avar in Cuba is placed in ti back ground for tlio timo bein;?. It m u oil known tho moat daring robbora, wanton bunting of buildiuga havo boon going on hero for sovoral yfiarn and little at? ton I ion seems to havo boon given it, as all thought it was a ha nil of "homo* ruisod ilossio James," atul none oared to Mr i h o for fear of being ptruok back. St) bolil ami (luring hail this become that good whito moil nuv part sob drive in tho placo in tho bright moon light or early dawn rul? and leave without even reporting tho manor or namos, ho wo vol well woro tho \ nvtios known, fur four of biddy injury or secret hurt. First, E. 1\. llipp a store was burned, robbed first, it was thought. Thou tho railroad depot was forcibly entered, aud Wttgou loads takon, then Settlor k Co. 'm store roltbed of several hundred dollar*' worth. . * "1 hen again tho Southern railroad. At thiR time detootivoa camo, secured a largo lot of tho stolen property, but by a poruicioua praotieo and methods of tho railroad, ''better compromise and pot money than to punish tho cm ?>? *., " tho mat tor was hushed, although aoiuo of tho "bent citizens," or ho supposed, wore implicated, _ ' Then enmo tho burn ins; of Col. Hol loway'a gin houso and other build ings. Then thelastk by which it is hoped tho parties aro trhppod aud broken up, was that two weeks ago. I). 1 1 ipj?'H largo storo of plantation supplies was robbod. Mr. Hipp lay apparently quiet, but a detective, in the guise of a pjc* turo enlurger, " catno upon tho scene, llo found ti wagon load and two _ buggy loads of tho stolon goods in tho houso of Mr. A. 1"'. Rioor, a former clerk; also in tho born forty kegs of blasting powder belonging to tho railroad. This was in a houso near tho railroad built for that pur pono. The house was burned, and, it was supposed, tho powder, too, until its finding. Mr. Hiser lived with hm father, a most estimable citizen and a strict ohurch member; a well-to-do farmer. Goods of a small nature were found iu other houses of men of good repute. Bo far, tho authorities nave irrested A. F. Kisor and brother, a Mr. Bickley aud several negroes, ono tho renowned "blind tigor" and "dispen iary enemy," Villius llnkor. '1 her.> is no particle of doubt thut thoro aro a largo number interested, and what is so astonishing, so much so as to border on disblief7 is thot somo of tho most well-to-do farmers, mfn of families and strict church members, some oven of wea>th, aro thought to be implicated and should any one "peach" on his pals, then, in that case, 1 can only Pay "the end is nst yet. " Tho question the good people are asking each other is: " W hither are wo drifting," when somo of our best men aro turning robberB and firebugs. Another special from Cowberry says .Tas. A. lliser and his three nona, Al bert F, .Toeand Willio, and John Huck ley, white, and Willis and William liaUer, colored, were arrested at Po maria. lu default of &W) bond they woro committed to Jail. Won't Have Much to fto. Btate Chairman Tompkins, of the Dcmocratio executivo committee, was asked by a Columbia State representa tive about the coming May SSialo con vention. Ho did not havo much to fay, but does not aee what tho convention will have to do, other than electing a new 8tate committee and making such changes as may bo deemed necessary in the party constitution and rules gov erning the primary elections. As yet he has heard of no changes. The pub lication of tho call from the Prohibi tionists. showing that they intend to put out a Htate ticket in the coming campaign, has created quite a stir iu political oircles. iTot a few of the rsir ular line politicians are fooling a little uncomfortable ovef this aotiou of those who are lighting ap persistently against the liquor traffic. / r Converts of the Mormon Doctrine. Manning corresponent of the Colum bin tor ra\r an exodus of ton white persons left th'iu county for Colo rado, couverts of tho Mormon doctrine. They represent tho families of S. JK. Tobias and .Jamos Haley. A daugh ! tor of Mr. Tobias left a year ago with ' n Mormon elder to bo married in a Mor mon tomplo in Colorado. Hho lias writ j ten such a glowin g description of her adopted homo, that togi th'*r with the influence of the Mormon ciders in this county, tho two families have embrac ed tho Mormon faith and left for the Wont. The .families aro well-to-do. * A Horrible Death. At Poller Mrs. L. A. Bell waeHiurneJ ! to deith. oho was at home alono; her daughter i a school teacher aj^elzcr, be inar absent At 4 o'clock Mislrlielt* re turned from her school duties and en tering the Itanae found her mother ly iwrin the Are place la the par lor, the : upper pert of her body, arms and hoed burned to a crisp. It is presumed that Mr a. Sell weaetUioar by the fire and waa the TictinTof heart failure, falling into Jfce lira. M SentcaceA. " At .XiOnieTilte.-fcr.. Loots H. Alt- j rho ' Was foxmerlythe confidential of Charlefr RoaenUnas k wee found guilti ~ ; of ehargeeof fetperylmd em hex is k?ra? teie^im,000 from ftie employ Sly and w M eeateneod to wvnmt pe?IU?Hary.v***w -*ns> ^pt.i . ? SNAT SHOTS AT THE NEWS, Judco I >>hu Xewton Hondion, the , last Tu iiMtn r ?>f thoSoutucru Confod oruoy, d??ui ui In* homo near istaunion, \ a , on i ho t h. At8-nli>lmrv, N. Frtnn\V TIoNM.l l u.m nwatdod?.\tM?agil?ual ??? \\ \ (\ H. It. lor t ho kil!m? ot hor husband at tho Old Port wrook. Sho RUO I lor jfO.VKlO. u r To stop bnr^avioa at Pad u<\?n, ivy. , A ourfcw law has hoc u adoptod, and suspicious character* are lining driven om vt town by ?' Yigilauoo Committee. JoiV Sutor waa shot ami killed neai Monroevillo, Ala , whilo roaiatiug ar rest fur pacing ooii utorfeita. At Jacksonville, Via., tho tugPaunt hesrt wun libelled by tho government, chnigcd with libbustoving. 1 ho vessel | im now in ehnvgo of a iloputv marshal. ? At Fountain tun. ? Bmnl1 l??n *'} I Greenvilio county, K. (\, l.iWO halo* of cotton voio don troy oil by t}1'^ 1110 'oonilagration was undoubtedly incen diary. L Gov Tvler of Virginia. haa approved ? ' tho bill pasaod t>y tho S irgiuia Legisla ture providing for a labor bureau. Judgo Emory Spoor, inauaihlroftHto ; i tho Kiuml jury in tho United states Court at .SaVannah, (>a. , coutiasted : AmwrioMi justice with thai of traiioo aa j sbo\s n at the Zoift trial. t ! J n event of war West Virginia, could j ! nt once pnt two well-drilled vogimonts i in the Hold. lh-ftvy shipments of Tennosaeo mar- i | bio are being ahippod to tho City of , i Mexico from Knoxville. ^ At Spartanburg. S. (?., T. ?T. J j iuiot wuh bliut uud killed in liifl btoio by i >?>n ti Bt S. .1. Hivings. i 1 Col. Matthew* O. Gullnway, founder | ! of tho Mem phi a Avalaneho, and nftor- j wiwiIh editor of lliu Appoiil? iw iloiui. Purine a tpiarrol nt Poduoh, Ky. , Auctioneer Samuel ( lark fatally "hot j Stovon It. Cnrnoy, a loading buMnoss ! mau. ! Geo. \V. Vanderbllt propose" to con ! linue tho dovolopmont of tho model j i villa*") of Hilt more, near Ashoville, I N. C. ' , .. i Mayor Collier, of Atlanta, haa dooul : cd to issuo a call for tho qnarantino , I convention, arranged to bo held in At* , lanta, oil April 12th. ! 1 At Meridian, Miaa., .T I?. Hoyala, j Lift wifo and tho lattor'a aistor were : poisoned 1*3* :i Bervuut, tv l5}-\'oar-o ( , no-ro boy; ltoyala at tho young lady j 1 are at tho point of death. At Welch. W. Vn.. two mon hold un ; G cor go lb\y, kuoeked him down and | ' beat hia head to a oulp with a piece of j : railroad iron. '1 hroo youiW men of . i good families have boon arrested for at- j i touiptod rohcry. 'I ho Virgiuia Btato Senate, after cut- ? tinu down the appropriation frotn !?l->u,- i i otiti to ^lon.tWU ordA'od to itn engross- j 1 mont tho bill providing for enlnrgrtig j i tho coll accommodations of the pom- , tontiary. '1 ho inonoy is to como out of | future earnings of tho prison, -y The, North. Alexander Mptet, a Chelaoft (Mass.) pod d lei , claim/tho??,OUU,(KK) ostate of 3ohu Green, pt Portland, Ore. Tho Fifth Maryland Pegiment of mi litia in to have an armory built by the Stuto at Ualtiinoro, to cost $40U,00t). Captain G. E. D. Dimoud, 102yeara old, ia about to start from San 4? ran cittco, 0 nl . t walk to Now \ork, John Wnnaniakor in oxpectod to ao cej>t tho invitation of tho 1'onnsylvanm ItuninesH Men'R League to run for Uov? crnov against tho Quay roaclnno. Fiftoon hundrod oporativoa h?ve ac cepted a 10 per cent, reduction in wagoa ot the Uoatot) Contpauy'n cotton muls ; iu Wnltham, ^Tasa. Mrs. Isabella A. Marsh and William | i C. liujizell, convicted at }ifojitpolior, , Yt . of murdering Mrs. Marsh's hua I bund by poison, wilbbo hanged iobru ? aryy. Ifyt). t?*-. . Vdwin S. Thyng, town ti^asurer of i Exet*rr ? IS*. H., has been : arrestod, charged w:ih embezzlement qf $30,000 i of the funds of the town. Through a telephone call tho life of C.C.Win gate, aon of, General Wingate, of Jtrooklyn, N. Y., Who poiaoned him folf at a Waahington (D. C.) hotel, was \ aaved. Wm. II. Heath, manager of the Cen* i tral Electric Express Corapan/, of nt i Ijoiuh, Mo., Mas found dying in Forest Park, from o bullet Wound iu the head, i It was evidently n ca>*o of suicide, lhe ! young man was taken to the oity hoe ! pitai, where he died. lie is ft relative ; of I'arry S. Heath. AeeisUnt Poet ' ma&tor General. Miscellaneous. Hon a tor Mills, of Texaa, ha* with* drawn a candidate for reflection. T1 e National baseball sefuppn opens April lot Ix and will close Oct lftth. Robert T. Ford, of New York, has bought the Clay homestead in Bourbon count}', Ky. , for $85,000. General Honecrauz is paid to ham panted the origin at Los Angeles, Cel., and may recover. Prcaident Oilman warns the Johns Hopkins students thai hatting will be punished with immediate dismissal. N. Wright Cunej\ colored of Oalves* | ton, ex'-imtionni Republican committee man from Texas, for yeara the leader of the Republican party, is dead. Senator Louis Poloy fidrnabe, Span' ifih minister to the Unitod Htates, suo coecor of Do Lome, has sailed for New York. Hcorea of traqaps aro work in a their way to Norfolk, Washington. Boston, New York and elsewhere to enlist in the DtW, R?v. Dr. Barrows, who was Presi dent of the World's Courts* o f Bo ligions, has resigned Uw wtfHU of Kenwood Presbyterian Chnrcb, Chi f of cotton has been btuned Mtlfce Xtm at Kobe, Japan. 1 Hon. W. T. Belief i$ Gonoral That tho Maino Was Blown Up by a FLOATING SUBMARINE TORPDO, Ijuld Purposely N<xvr Iho Tluoy, ,(0fecl Klred by u Flush t'i otn rn Kkotrlo Tindery on Slioro. Havana, vift Key Wee*, (Special. J-""" ithout adding UDueaQtusariiy to (Xto flood of burmisoa, ooujecture aud proph ecy poiicerning tho lindiug of the oourl of mijuiry, it in fair to nay .that, ah a inAttor of fact, moat of tho naval oftloora Uoro and at Key West iuolino to t ho opinion that tho court will Hud that the dibUHter to the Alaino wax caused by tho espiotiusu uf a floating Mihrnanne mine uudor ttiu forward port suluoi tho ship. Opinions <ii dor ah to whether thin ui\ne was mudo of hiuu explosives) tuoh us wot uud dry gun oottou, or Wdiuury Kun powder. Opinions ugj xte, not only u* to tho existence of mines iu the har bor, hut uIho that ono was luiil purposely uoui; #'Hho buoy whore foreign w? ?f, vessels wore directed to moor nu 1 wan llred by a flush from un olcctrio uattory on H|\oro. It in believed barely possible that tho explosion of tho Maiue was tho result of I'uroleeanoMfi or i^norauoo of .Spanish ollicers in onargo of tho miue station keys, when testing the circuit, but tho luttor supposition is not felt to bo. probable, it is turlher regarded an nettled by tho ovideuce bo tor o court that tho port aide of tho hull for wan) w as completely blown to nieces aud that the only explosion of tho -Siaine. except of isolated cases of lixod animti- ? nitiou, waa that of *?,ulK> pound* of sa luting powder, stored forward aud of which no truce can bo found. These vlows are gathered from of floors who talk with grout reserve and oniy upon tho asMiruuco that theiv identity will nevor be revouled. The fact remains that only the xuomhet s of the court of inquiry know uli the testi mony elicited, aud no ono is uuthorized t" muke public mutters iu advance of the final judgment A good deal of t-urpriso was expressed by Americans hoio nt learuiiift.-ihe Spanish divors were to lie permuted to make an examination of tho wreck of the Maine, especially as it was also said that American naval ollicers hero would give auoh divers all ooiisistent facilities aud would throw no obstacle iu the way of thoroiigh submarine in* speotjpu. It wum not at first under stood^ as it came to be later that the {Spanish search was to bo entiroly inde pendent and that whilo it was being made tho American investigation Would proceed under ( aptam oi^M bee's super vision. As understood here the Span ish roquest mudo ufter the disaster for a joint investigation wus promptly ro* fused at VV as4iington, but after a cabi net consultation it was agreed that the Spanish had a moral and international right to discover tho cause of thewyeok for themselves if possible. Therefore, permission for an independent examin ation was granted on the ground, w understood here, ' that it could not bo refused %o a friendly power iu her own harbor. 'That the permission wee not accorded until after the court of in quiry bad finished its work her* and gone to Key West is regarded as sig nificant. It opens a wide Held for speo-* nlation. borne assert that the conrt now boo no objection to a Hpanish inquiry for one ox two reasons. Eithcrthecourt has sufficient evidence already of acci dent or malioe ? evidence that couuot be oontrovorted by the Spaniards vor ?fter a diligent search, the mysteryre* mains a* deep as ever and the court does not think the Spanish will reach o" conclusion where the Americans haro failed. Of course oil this refers prinol* pally to inspeotion of parts of the ship other than the hull. Until the ga&a, decks, engines and debrie of all kinds have been removed and the mud hoe been pumped from the hull it can not be examined thoroughly by any one. Some good authorities think it will bo neceasarv to baild a coffer dam oroundb1 the wreolc, piles being driven, ate. Two Ships to Onba. The Nott Department has decide/! to send^ two snips to Cuba with sapplioo for the suffering reoou cent redoes, bat they will tarry only, long enough to nai?*? WW* The Montgomery and Naehrills will be seifdeti to fftfct the peaceful miseion. "